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Farewell Dinner
Slated al Owyhee
By Congregation
Published Every Thursday at Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon
Entered at the Post Office at Nyssa. Oregon, for Transmission
Through the United States Mails, as a Second Class Matter
Under the Act of March 3, 1879.
letter
To the Editor
1299 Franklin
Lebanon, Ore.
May 21. 1966
Dear Ted and Arlene:
It is again nearing Strawberry
Festival time in Lebanon. The
dates are June 9, 10 and 11, and
we would like to extend a wel
come to all our Nyssa friends and
anyone interested in having fun.
We have the world’s largest
strawberry shortcake and follow
ing the grand parade June 11,
everyone will enjoy eating it with
lots of ice cream piled on top.
There are also other fun events
_ flower shows, horse shows, a
carnival for the kiddies and all
kinds of entertainment.
Congratulations are in order
on the wonderful improvements
made recently in Nyssa. You see.
we are very proud of our home
town and have spent 2H years
educating people in these parts
as to the whereabouts of Nyssa.
we don
uuu ’t i need much _____
We
encour-
swemenVto'expoundoiTthe'beau-
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ty of Treasure Valley. Most peo
ple now know about Eastern Ore
gon and the ones who don’t, soon I
learn.
We know you hated to lose the
Clarence Clapp family and the
John Milbraths. but we love hav
ing them near. There’s just no
one like someone from home.
Do hope to see some of our
Nyssa friends at our festival. If
not. I’m sure many will be mak
ing trips right through Lebanon
enroute to the coast and we’ll
love having them visit us.
Sincerely,
THELMA and KEN
TOOMB
Local Youth Receives
Publication's Award,
Air Force Scholarship
At a recent Air Force ceremony,
Wayne Riggs was awarded the
Chicago Tribune Silver medal by
CoL Taras T. Popovitch. USAF
vice commander of the 26th Air I
division.
This award was presented to
two sophomore cadets with qua
lifications based on individual1
characteristics of initiative, strong
moral character, discipline and
scholastic achievements.
Wayne was also a recipient of
a two-year Air Force scholarship.
He is a member of the Air Force
ROTC Silver Wings drill team at
Oregon State university in Cor
vallis.
The award-winning youth is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Riggs
of Nyssa.
IT S YOUR LAW
By Oregon State Bar
Tinders, Keepers'
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Program, Graduation Rites Planned
Tonight for 28 Kindergarten Students
Bishop Announces
Pastors for Area
At Ontario Session
Students of Mix. Dorothea Mit-T The small fry have made stew.
Bishop A. Raymond Grant of
chell's
kindergarten class will cli- I jello, cookies, popcorn and ex
♦
Portland conducted sessions of
mux their school year with u pro. perimented with many other
the Idaho conference of the
gram for parents and friends at things Their latest creation was
Methodist church during the first
8 o’clock tonight (Thursday) in making real Maracas out of light
part of this week in Ontario.
tiie cultural hall at the LDS stake bulbs with paper mache and
painting them. They will per
Minister appointments were an
center.
nounced during the Monday
The young children will present form with them on thrir program.
meetings. The Rev. Ralph A |
a program of songs, rhythms, ba Mrs. Bowers Assists
Lawrence was renamed to serve '
Mrs. Janice Howers has assist
ton twirling, marching, recitations
the Nyssa church for the third i
and rhythm band, which will be ed Mrs. Mitchell this year in her
year. Other appointments re- '
followed with a traditional cap kindergarten
maining unchanged arc Tom
Pupils participating in activi
and gown graduation ceremony
Foster, Ontario First Methodist;
with tiie processional march be ties this year are Dale Berrett,
George Uyemura, Community
Barbie * Bowers, Troy Calhoun,
ing played by Dean Snppe.
Methodist; and Virden Seybold.
Lori Cleaver, Steve DeMinck,
Musical
Numbers
Planned
THE REV. JOHN BULLOCK,
Vale Methodist.
Paul Fife, Jamie Garner, Bar-
Prelude music will lx* presented baru Jean Haney, Cindy Kessler,
The Rev. Conrad Holmes of I pastor of Nyssa Church of the
Nasarene
for
the
past
3*1
years,
by
Dellas Frederikaen and guest Wayne Lettin, Toqua Llnegar,
Pocatello is replacing George
Trobough at the Payette church, announced to his congregation artist will be Dee Farr, young Brent Maggard, Colleen McGin-
ley, Lane Montgomery.
with the latter going to Southside Sunday that he has accepted a pianist from Adrian.
The five-year-old students have
Stanton Munn. Jimmy Nedrow,
church In Nampa Exchanging call to the Nasarene church at
pulpits will be Darw in Secord of Newberg. Ore. Effective Aug. been gathering information, ex Terri Okal. Alan Peterson. Andy
Wallowa and Allen C. Lambert 1. he will assume his pastoral perimenting and taking many Peutz, Michelle Sadamorl. Fred
duties there.
field trips during this school year Stephens. William Van Komen.
of Fruitland.
On May 2 the children took a Mike Wahlert, Emily Wiley. Mike
The Rev. J. J. Fleming, former .
train trip to Boise where they Williams, Jimmy Wilson. Tommy
Nyssa minister, will be going to Bible School Slated
played at Ann Morrison park, fed Wilson and Blaine Woodward.
Wilder and the Rev. Paul Lud- I
At Church in Adrian the ducks and visited the zoo be.
low will remain at Burley.
A men’s trio, comprised of Juke fore returning home.
BOISEAN VISITS HERE
Borge, Ernest Seuell and Al
Last
week
they
motored
to
the
Mrs. Louise House of Boise was
BIBLE SCHOOL CLASSES
Thompson, sang a special selec I Ontario airport to see an airliner a weekend guest in the home of
SET AT OWYHEE CHURCH
tion during the Sunday morning _ arrive
and" depart,
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____ They also her son-in-law and daughter. Mr.
Bible school classes will begin service at
"* Adrian
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--------- **" visited a pet shop and played at and Mrs Emil Stunz On Sunday
Community
Monday. May 30. and continue church.
I the Ontario park.
evening she accompanied the
through Friday, June 10. at Owy
Classes
Ha-
Stunz couplr to commencement
Set
May
30
to
June
10
They
visites!
Albertson's
“
I
hee Community church for young
/ute exercises at Nyssa high school.
sters three years of age through
It is announced that Vacation ven” on the Snake river private
Bible school will start May 30 island, toured the fire station, A great - grandaughter, Suzanne
sixth grade.
Evening classes will be con and continue through June 10 took a long farm hike which end Stunz, was a member of the grad-
ducted during the week ni June Classes for primary, junior and ed at Wilton Jackson's home to uating class
13-18 for seventh grade students junior high school students will see the real black bear that Jack-
Classifieds Bring Resultai
through high school age. Gene convene from 9 to 11:30 a.m. son killed this year in Alaska.
Lewin. American Sunday School Monday through Friday.
Union missionary, will direct the
All children of the community
evening program.
are invited to attend.
Few people realize that a dirty-
faced urchin is responsible for the
main principles behind our law
governing the ownership of lost
articles.
Percy Armory was a chimney
sweep’s helper who lived in Lon THE REV. ARTHUR SKOGAN
don shortly before the birth of . . . Serves Church Four Year«
our own George Washington. He
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found a diamond ring in the street
Congregation members of Owy
one day.
hee Community church will honor
Percy took the ring to a gold the Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Skogan
smith's shop to find out what it and family with a farewell dinner
was. The goldsmith's appren Sunday, May 29, following the
tice, under the pr«t«ns« of morning worship service.
weighing it. stole the diamond
The family plans to leave next
from its setting. When he told week and reports that plans are
Percy the ring was of very indefinite at this time.
little value, Percy demanded
The Skogans have served the
return of the jewel as well as
Owyhee
church for the past 4*i
its setting. The goldsmith and
the apprentice refused to give years. A son, Richard, was grad
uated in 1965 from Adrian high
back his treasure.
school and at the present time is
But Percy was not the kind to serving with the U. S. Navy, sta
be badgered about. He sought the tioned at San Diego.
An allocation of $1,015,259 has been received by Oregon
services of a lawyer to sue for
State university to use next year in its Work-Study program
Other
children
of
the
couple
in
recovery of the ring and its jewel-
+
'I The
’Vs rndlltc
nic suit
Cl lit clude Bill, who is completing his — a financial aid program to help needy students complete
ed 4 «> set.
results /-»T
of his
their education.
have immortalized Percy’s name sophomore year at Adrian high;
Nancy.
John
and
Becky,
students
The federally-sponsored program provides part-time work
in the common law.
at Adrian grade school; and Ran for students during the school year and full-time work during
The goldsmith and apprentice' dy of the home.
the summer months.
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claimed that since Percy had!
About 400 students are em throughout the state with 83 co
found the ring, he had no better
ployed on campus this term operating cities and county agen
right to it than they did. The ,
in a wide variety of jobs. Pres cies.
court ordered the diamond re-:
ident
James H. Jensen report
All students participating in the ;
turned “because the finder of a I
ed. With the new allocation, ap program must be making satisfac- |
lost article has the right to hold
proximately 1,000 summer jobs tory progress toward graduation, i
it against the whole world except
By GEORGE DEWEY
will be available on campus and Government Pays 90%
the true owner.” This principle
Executive Secretary
established by Percy’s case re
Under the program, the fed
CHARDS ATTEND SERVICES
mains as effective today as it was
eral government (Department of
over two centuries ago.
Campbell Co. Won't Mr. and Mrs. Ewen Chard spent Health. Education and Welfare)
However, as far as the owner i Discuss Contracts
Sunday in Emmett at the home pays 90 percent of the student
of their son-in-law and daughter, wages. The university depart
is concerned, the finder of lost
The Campbell Soup company Mr. and Mrs. Homer Whitman.
goods is merely regarded as a
has
refused to meet with proces The Nyssans attended evening ments and cooperating agencies
depository, holding the goods
sing
tomato growers from Illi commencement exercises at Em pay the other 10 percent, plus
for the true owner.
employer costs.
The courts draw a distinction nois, Ohio and New Jersey to dis mett high school where their
cuss
processing
tomato
production
Dennis L. Crawford is adminis
granddaughter, Fay Marie, was a
between “mislaid” and “lost prop- contracts.
trator of the Work-Study program
member of the senior class
_.” Lost property is property •
£ty*
The growers from these three
at OSU.
which the owner casually and states are members of the Am
June high school graduates who i
thoughtlessly parts with, like the j erican Agricultural Marketing any calendar quarter in the pre
plan
to enroll at Oregon State this
dropping of a wallet in the hurry association, an affiliate
of the ceding calendar year, they use fall will be eligible for the sum
to get on a bus. Mislaid property, American Farm Bureau federa-
more than 500 man-days of agri mer Work - Study program, he
on the other hand, is property tion.
cultural labor.
said, provided they qualify on the
which the owner has purposely j There are a growing number
In order to determin« the 500
laid down and then forgotten, of the nation’s farmers who man-days of labor, the farmer basis of need.
leaving it where placed.
believe the only way to receive would exclude (1) members of Work in Home Communities
An example of this would be a parity for their produce is to join the employer's imzr.Miate fam
By developing job arrange- j
handbag placed on a shop coun together in just such a program as ily; (2) all agricultural workers ments with city and county ¡
ter while a customer examines this. This move of the AAMA is harvesting or working on a groups throughout the state, stu
merchandise. A finder must leave the first step in uniting growers piece-rate basis in a crop where dents may have work in their
mislaid articles with the proprie of a particular crop, and it will such payment has customarily home communities during the
tor of the place where found.
been made and provided the summer. Crawford explained.
(Oregon lawyers offer this be interesting to see the outcome, worker commutes daily from
The Work - Study jobs do not
only this year but in the
column as a public service. No not
his permanent residence and take the place of regular staff
years ahead.
person should apply or interpret
has been employed in agricul postions, he continued. They
any law without the aid of an Wage Bill Unacceptable
ture less than 13 weeks during are jobs that permit added ser
attorney who is completely ad
The sub-committee of the House the preceding year.
vices and that let the university
vised of the facts involved. Welfare and Education committee
The result of such a “formula” carry on some functions that
Even a slight variance in fact has amended the agricultural would be to provide a double would not be possible under regu
may change the application of piece-rate provisions of the pro wage standard. A farmer who has lar budgets.
the law.)
posed minimum wage law (HR over 500 man-days of agricultural
OSU’s Work - Study allocation
13712).
labor must pay all his employees for the period from July 1, 1965,
The amendments, however, the minimum wage, while the to June 30, 1966, was $504,000.
would only create havoc on the farmer who did not qualify would About 6 00 different students
farms of Oregon. For example, continue to pay piece-rate wages. benefited from the work program.
the new proposal would require
Oregon congressmen are being Nearly all who applied and qua
all farmers to be covered by mini requested to consider amendments lified have been aided, Crawford
mum wage legislation, if during to correct this chaotic condition. noted.
Oregon Stale University Work-Study
Program Gets $1 Million Allocation
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THURSDAY. MAY 26. 1966
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. TT
NYSSA, OREGON
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FARM BUREAU
FURROW
Closing Notice
Our Offices Will Be Closed
Monday, May 30, in Observance
Of Memorial Day—1966.
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Medical care will be available at all
times ... In case of emergency, call
your family physician or the Malheur
Memorial Hospital.
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Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
K. E. Kerby
K. A. Danford
K. Pfaff
D. W, Sarazin
L. A. Maulding
BIR.VA
GREA
NYSSA SWIMMING POOL
RATES and SEASON
TICKETS
Pool Opens Friday, June 3
(WEATHER PERMITTING)
Under Six Years of Age . . . No Charge
(Allowed in Main Pool With Parent Only)
Six to Eighteen Years................. $ .25
Eighteen Years or Over .... $ .50
Season Family
season
r amily—One or More
r___ _ Children
Under 21, From June 1 . . . $24.00
(Rates Lower Each 30 Days)
Season Family— (No Children)
From June 1........................... $12.00
(Rates Lower Each 30 Days)
Individual Under 18 Years—
From June 1........................... $ 5.00
(Rates Lower Each 30 Days)
F or Memorial
Day...
A TIME TO REMEMBER!
We Have Fresh-Cut Flowers and Beautifully
Created Artificials . . . Select Now From Our
Extensive Stock.
o
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We'll Be Open Sunday, 1 to 6 p.m. and Memorial Day
(Monday) From 6 a.m. Until 11 a.m.
JAYCEES
Individual Over 18 Years—
From June 1........................... $ 7.50
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(Rales Lower Each 30 Days)
FANGEN FLORAL
SPECIAL PARTIES.................... $20.00
(For Not More Than 20 Persons . .
Regular Rales for Over 20)
West of City on Adrian Blvd
Admission . . . 75c
(ANYONE. ANY AGE
Child or Adult)
Phone 372-3437